Safari Books Download

Download the books into mhtml files. Safaribooks subscription Required. Works only on learning.oreilly.com domain.
What is Safari Books Download?
"Safari Books Download" is a Chrome extension that enables users with a Safaribooks subscription to download their desired books into MHTML files. The extension requires users to log in to their respective Safaribooks account before use and only functions within the https://learning.oreilly.com domain. The downloaded MHTML files can conveniently be opened using a Chrome browser.

Extension stats

By: chenditc
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 3.44 (121)
Version: 1.5.1 (Last updated: 2018-12-28)
Creation date: 2018-12-27
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • pageCapture
  • downloads
  • *://*.oreilly.com/*
Size: 197.63K

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Extension summary

Download the books into mhtml files, you can open the mhtml file using chrome browser. You need to login to your safaribooksonline account before using this extension. Works only on https://learning.oreilly.com domain.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Works well for offline access to books for school projects.
  • Saved users time and was appreciated for its functionality.
  • Some users found it great and very useful.
Cons
  • Often results in incomplete or unusable downloaded files (e.g., mhtml, HTML with gibberish content).
  • Limited to certain domains, causing errors for unsupported webpages.
  • Issues with headers covering page content when saving.
Most mentioned
  • Not working for users with various errors.
  • Files downloaded are often corrupted or lack content.
  • The extension is still in development and needs improvement.
Recent reviews
this is disgusting
by EMIN BOSS1234, 2024-10-26

by Ivo Almeida, 2024-06-13

The plugins is working, but because of the header tag is cover the page so when it is captured Page as MHTML it only capture the header tag instead of the content of the page, need to fix the extension code with removing element after chrome.tabs.create function
by Hong Huynh, 2022-10-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Safari Books Download requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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